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diff --git a/man/journalctl.xml b/man/journalctl.xml index 305f1b9412..3efcfbd6bf 100644 --- a/man/journalctl.xml +++ b/man/journalctl.xml @@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ <varlistentry> <term><option>--vacuum-size=</option></term> <term><option>--vacuum-time=</option></term> + <term><option>--vacuum-files=</option></term> <listitem><para>Removes archived journal files until the disk space they use falls below the specified size (specified with @@ -658,15 +659,24 @@ timespan (specified with the usual <literal>s</literal>, <literal>min</literal>, <literal>h</literal>, <literal>days</literal>, <literal>months</literal>, - <literal>weeks</literal>, <literal>years</literal> - suffixes). Note that running <option>--vacuum-size=</option> - has only indirect effect on the output shown by + <literal>weeks</literal>, <literal>years</literal> suffixes), + or no more than the specified number of separate journal files + remain. Note that running <option>--vacuum-size=</option> has + only indirect effect on the output shown by <option>--disk-usage</option> as the latter includes active - journal files, while the former only operates on archived - journal files. <option>--vacuum-size=</option> and - <option>--vacuum-time=</option> may be combined in a single - invocation to enforce both a size and time limit on the - archived journal files.</para></listitem> + journal files, while the the vacuuming operation only operates + on archived journal files. Similar, + <option>--vacuum-files=</option> might not actually reduce the + number of journal files to below the specified number, as it + will not remove active journal + files. <option>--vacuum-size=</option>, + <option>--vacuum-time=</option> and + <option>--vacuum-files=</option> may be combined in a single + invocation to enforce any combination of a size, a time and a + number of files limit on the archived journal + files. Specifying any of these three parameters as zero is + equivalent to not enforcing the specific limit, and is thus + redundant.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> |